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[TM] Chairman Super League Game Thread

Chairman Super League

A very successfull Entrepreneur from San Marino has just become one of the richest people on the planet. He has decided to invest in Sammarinese football and has searched for 22 possible candidates to buy out 22 clubs and their rights, from around the world and bring them to San Marino. The Entrepreneur has granted each Chairman £100 million each to create new facilities for these clubs, including a new stadium. These 22 Chairman and their clubs are as follows...
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1) Be as active as possible and make posts after updates. An active community, creates a fun sign-up.

2) You may set your transfer and wage budgets to whatever you like, but bare in mind you can only change these once during the season and you will not be able to go over your wage budget. If your manager puts you over your wage budget, this wont be a problem.

3) It is up to you to download the save game file from every update and check that your team is correct, transfers, loans etc...

4) Your Facilities can be upgraded once per season, but there is no limit on how much you can spend on them that one time. The cost to upgrade will be as follows...

£2,000,000 for a minor improvement to Youth Facilities (+1)

£2,500,000 for a minor improvement to Training Facilities (+1)

£1,000,000 for a minor improvement to Corporate Facilities (+1)

£3,000,000 for a minor improvement to Youth Recruitment (+1)

£1,500,000 for a minor improvement to Youth Coaching (+1)

£10,000,000 for a 5,000 Stadium Expansion

Manager Rules

1) You can change your manager at any time, but doing this too often can cost you a lot.

2) When a manager is fired, they must be compensated their entire contract, unless you have the free to fire clause.

3) You can hire anybody you want, but if they are at another club, you have to pay compensation to that club in order to hire them.

4) If you want to hire a manager from a domestic club, you must agree compensation with the club manager.

Transfer Rules

The transfer rules will be split into three sections, one for the General Transfer Window, one for the Summer Transfer Window and one for the January Transfer Window. General Transfer Window rules apply to both Summer and January window rules.

General Transfer Window

1) Transfer Values are as follows:

Transfers of players with a minimum fee release clause can be purchased for the value of that clause.
Transfers between clubs in domestic league - Agreed between Chairman.
Transfers between foreign clubs - 2.5x the players current value.
Transfers of youth players from foreign clubs who have not represented their country and have played less than 15 leagues games - 2x the players current value.
Transfers of youth players from foreign clubs who have represented their country or played more than 15 leagues games - 4x the players current value.

Exception occurs if players is available through approach ingame. You will pay the compensation stated ingame.

3) Loan Transfers will cost a mandatory 10% of the players current value, unless loan listed. If loan listed, the player will be free to loan. You must pay 100% of the players wages.

4) If you wish to sign players from domestic league, you must first discuss the deal with that person and finalise your decisions, then contact me through PM and wait for me to confirm it is ok. Then you must both confirm the deal on the thread.

5) If you wish to sign players from foreign clubs, you must PM me with the player in mind and we will discuss and then you will be able to confirm in the thread.

6) Your control over the sale of players is slightly different. You may post up a transfer list of players in the thread at your own will, but you must contact me directly with requests to transfer list players ingame. You may release players from the club, but they will require full compensation for the duration of their contract.

7) Everything must be confirmed by me before being posted in the thread.

Summer Transfer Window

1) Transfer between domestic clubs are unlimited.

2) Loans between domestic clubs are unlimited.

3) Maximum of 2 foreign transfers.

4) Maximum of 2 foreign loans.

5) Maximum of 3 free transfers.

6) Maximum of 2 youth player signings.

* A youth players is a player ages 17 or under and valued at below £3,000,000 *

January Transfer Window

1) Transfer between domestic clubs are unlimited.

2) Loans between domestic clubs are unlimited.

3) Maximum of 1 foreign transfer.

4) Maximum of 1 foreign loan.

5) Maximum of 1 free transfer.

6) Maximum of 1 youth transfer.

* A youth players is a player ages 17 or under and valued at below £3,000,000 *

FAQ Section

*Loans*

I have had a couple of people ask questions about how to make a loan of a player from abroad. I will handle it by adding the player to your squad for the duration of the loan as there isn't a way to create loans in FMRTE. You will always have to pay 100% of their wages.
As for who you can loan, if it is realistic it will be allowed. So any player who is listed for loan, fine, players who are listed as backup or below, fine, Lionel Messi, not OK!

*Youth Players*

If a youngster is available for a direct contract approach in the game then the cost to sign them will be the compensation that the club requires in the game. E.g. If you approach to sign Bernard Mensah from Watford, the cost of signing him will be £1.21m, as this is the compensation that Watford ask for in game.

*AI Transfers In & Out*

You will be able to block 6 players from being transfered out and will have the ability to cancel any loans in your squad that you wish.

*Transfer Proceedings*

Transfer income from any dealings you make will go straight to your budget unless you state otherwise.
Transfer income from any dealings made by your manager will be determined as it usually would in a normal game, unless you state otherwise.

*Transfer Listed Players*

Players who are transfer listed usually have a set asking price. If this is the case, just like with a release clause, you can sign them for that price.

*Blocked Transfers Rule*

It is now even better as you will now have the following...

You can now block up to 10 players (Please state which by sending a PM back)

All transfers within the current season are blocked (Ends after the final game of the season)

All players 18 years old or younger are automatically blocked

This now means that you can block even more players and you wont have to worry about your young players being poached!

Haha, definately yeah! I will try my best to keep space clear in my inbox so that people can get in touch. When i'm away from my computer, I usually have my phone with me so I can keep an eye on pm's through that if it doesn't decide to stop me viewing the page

Extracted from full press conference shown earlier on Sky Sports News
Crane: We are delighted to have the opportunity to participate in the Super League. I have full confidence in my Manager and will be supporting him with funding. We have already identified certain targets and will be moving along with offers very soon. Expect us to be busy and expect us to work towards being the best.

Al-Sadd Sports Club have just announced that Mike Nevo will become the new Chairman! The Al-Sadd directors believe that Mike Nevo has the clubs best interest at heart and look forward to working for him for the forseeable future. Speculation has already begun to circulate around the Al-Sadd camp about the future of current Manager Jorge Fossati. It is believed that Mike Nevo will want to look for a new Manager with experience at a bigger club.

With the move from Qatar to San Marino, it is believed that Al-Sadd is one of the smallest clubs in the country. Mike Nevo has promised that the manager in charge will have his full backing and will use his financial muscle to remove that trait from his club.

Leeds United have announced Brian Clough will be the new Leeds Chairman. Clough has had past experience at the club when he spent 42 days there as manager before being sacked. While he believes his sacking was unfair, he has admitted that he will not think twice about sacking Neil Warnock if he doesnt perform. In other news, there is a race against time to ensure Elland Road (the stadium) gets to san marino in time for the new season. After being air lifted to the south coast, Elland Road is moving by ship to Mainland Italy and is currently just north of Morroco. Clough also stated his amitions to improve the clubs training facilities. A further announcement is expected from the club in the next few hours.

1. Are you going to manage al saad? as in the save game the manager is managing them. Just realised you made the manager to look at players, hence scout man2. Are there any restrictions on who we can sign on loan? for instance is there anything to stop me signing danny welbeck.
3. How will we know if an AI team buys one of our players? or if our AI manager buys one?
4. If i transfer list a player, will he be transfer listed in game?
5. do all proceeds from transfers go to the transfer budget?

sorry for the questions, but I dont think they are answered in the OP.

1. Are you going to manage al saad? as in the save game the manager is managing them.
2. Are there any restrictions on who we can sign on loan? for instance is there anything to stop me signing danny welbeck.
3. How will we know if an AI team buys one of our players? or if our AI manager buys one?
4. If i transfer list a player, will he be transfer listed in game?

sorry for the questions, but I dont think they are answered in the OP.

1. No, that was only for scouting purposes for you lot
2. As stated in the FAQ near the bottom of the OP, only realistic loans will be allowed. It will be possible to loan Welbeck.
3. You will be able to block transfers on 4 specific players. All transfer activity will be posted in the appropriate update.
4. If you want me to transfer list in-game, I can do that, but if the manager in-game decides to take him off, I have no control over that.

Al-Sadd have just announced the signing of Seydou Doumbia for a reported £14,400,000. It is believed that this will take away most of, if not all of Al-Sadd's current finances, but Mike Nevo has stated that despite this, he will still continue to look towards the transfer market!

Leeds secure Welbeck loan deal

Leeds United have signed Danny Welbeck on loan until the end of the season. This is Brian Clough's first piece of business at the club and the youngster is said to be happy to get a chance at first team football.

HSV announce a new Chairman
HSV have announce that they have a new Chairman, he is a relatively unknown English Born buisness man, Nathan Walker.
Walker has announced also that HSV will no longer be taking part in Germanys Domestic competitions and will be taking part in the new San Marino super league.

He has also stated that a trasfer budget of £30million has been announced with a wage budget of £1.3 million

First up we have Andriy Fartushnyak, who despite being 22 can hopefully develop into a good footballer for the club

Secondly we have Alex Tuninetti, again another youngster who could hopefully turn into something good

Saving the best till last though, we have managed to snap up Ahmed Soukouna a definite future star providing that David Moyes doesn't actually use him as a sweeper...

On loan we also have Carl Jenkinson coming in from Arsenal to develop and be a back up to the first team.

edit: Could you also do a save game the day after the youth intake, so that we can add a manager and check out our youth prospects ourselves? Sorry if that is an added pain but I know some people (myself included) have taken a long term, youth outlook to this game.

Aston Villa backed by businessman Evans

Exuberant businessman Ben Evans has taken over from unpopular chairman Randy Lerner and has taken the immediate decision to transfer the entire club to San Marino, including the stadium and players' homes using a very large crane. The new chairman has said that he will be looking for some cheap transfers and loan deals to keep the books balanced before trying to assassinate several players to cut down the wage budget.
Transfer Budget: £7 million
Wage Budget: +200k p/w more than it already is to make room for signings

JPR, unfortunately this is the only save game you will be able to get hold. I will provide you with any information you wish to see from in-game on your own youth players though, so that wont be a problem

JPR, unfortunately this is the only save game you will be able to get hold. I will provide you with any information you wish to see from in-game on your own youth players though, so that wont be a problem

Once you have set your transfer budgets on this thread, you will only be allowed to change them once during the course of the season. The best time to do this would be January, but you can do this at any point during the season. This wont affect your ability to sign players yourself (within the limits of the rules of corse).

Newcastle fans were today calling for the return of a former enemy Mike Ashley. The former chairman has sold the club to an unknown football lover who has decided to quit the Barclays Premier League to compete in the new San Marino Super League.

Spike Cashley has purchased the club in a £100m deal and spent more than double that moving the club to a new 30,000 seater stadium in southern San Marino.

One little bit of good news for fans is the new chairman has comfirmed a transfer budget of £20m and a wage budget of £900k. The message from the boss though declared that should the club fail to get off to a good start in the SMSL then the budgets will be cut and jobs on the line.

The cutting of jobs seems to have begun already with FIVE players being transfer listed

Club Atlético River Plate Announce New Chairman After Relegation
After facing relegation for the first time in the clubs history the board of directors for River Plate in Argentina were faced with the dramatic decision to replace the chairman. Effective immediately Eighteen Rabbit will be assuming the reins. When asked about the appointment of this relatively unknown person to chair the club a spokesman for the board replied, "Well, he couldn't do much worse."

Accompanying this move after the rioting and melt downs of last season, River has moved to the new international combined league. River fans are hoping that this is beginning of a new era of success for the club at the newly created 35,000 seatCasa de los Conejos stadium.

When asked about the Transfer and Wage Budget for the reborn River, Eighteen Rabbit was quoted as saying that the transfer budget would be $5.6M and the payroll cap would be $145k.

Bologna have today announced a massive revamp of the club. Nick Jameson, an unknown English entrepeneur, who gained his fortune in the pornography industry, has taken control of the club as chairman, announcing the build of a new stadium, the Stadion Bologna, in San Marino, and are going to take part in the inaugral season of the Sammarinese League. He has also announced that sizeable funds will be given to current manager Stefano Pioli, but that he hoped that a crop of home-grown stars will be produced, in order to take the club forward.

Anjis board have sent out a rather frustrated message to the press.
We were the first to sign players. But due to technical issues did not get to make the planned press conference.
The infrastructure in San Marino is not quite the same as the motherland.

Nevertheless we are here now and wish to announce our intentions to dominate the league, with 3 signings.

2 Permenant players that are joining the club are Leandro Damiao & Andre Schurrle. Both are exciting prospects who have a huge future at the club.We have also been lucky enough to sign Thiago from the Barcelona B squad on loan. This loan may turn to a permanent transfer if he plays well for the club and shows that he can adapt to life in the Super League.​

Gianpaolo Della Torre jetted in to San Marino today, having bought out the previous shareholders' stakes in the club yesterday and the club has moved quickly to condemn rumours that Della Torre sent Susan Boyle to pay them a midnight visit. A spokesman stated that the club are looking forward to Della Torre's reign, and are excited by his vision in choosing to join this new league. Della Torre himself was unavailable for comment, but the club maintain that they believe continental qualification should be the minimum expectation for the season, and they look forward to welcoming the competition to Lo Stadio del Diavolo.

This is my first one of these - sorry if this has been posted. Do we PM for transfers or just announce ourselves?

You need to PM Tactic Master then when he confirms with you you can post on here. If you want to buy a player from my team for example you PM me with an offer then once we agreed we PM Tactic Master and again announce it here when we have the ok from him.

Bolton Wanderers today announced Ntfbolton1972 as the new chairman following a takeover from previous Chairman Phil Gartside. He has made £3 million available to Owen Coyle for transfers with a weekly wage budget of £500,000.

You need to PM Tactic Master then when he confirms with you you can post on here. If you want to buy a player from my team for example you PM me with an offer then once we agreed we PM Tactic Master and again announce it here when we have the ok from him.

Youth Cull

Leeds United have today released their whole U18 squad with immediate effect. A spokesperson from the club has said that United expect much better intakes in the future and want these players to push through with U18 games.

In other news, the club is listening to offers for star player Robert Snodgrass. Rumors say the club is looking for in the region of 6million for the Scotsman.

At a news conference today Andy Stewart was named as the new chairman of the club. Andy announced that PSV will leave the Eredivisie and join a new Super League based in San Marino. There is to be a future announcement regarding club transfers in the near future.

Mr Che Guevara has took control of Universidad De Chile and with the ambition of finishing above Colo Colo our fierce rivals , People ask me why i took Universidad away from Chile its simple my hatred towards Colo Colo is unbearable that i couldn't see them succeed in a different competition this is the reason why they left because they weren't the best team in Chile.

Mr Sampaoli has my full backing and i will do everything in my power to help him bring in the best players possible

I would also like to show the loyalty of our supporters and there send of they gave us after our Final Game in Chile

Ok guys, i've handled all the requests in this thread now. I'm on to answering the PM's, but I have a lot to get through Don't worry if you don't get an answer to PM's straight away, I will get round to it ASAP.

Manager Walter Mazzari hosted his first press conference today, and had some surprises in store for the footballing world, announcing not one, not two, but five different signings for the team. The club have dipped their toes into the loan market, bringing in Brazilian winger Nene from PSG, as well as Turkish enforcer Mehmet Topal. As if that wasn't enough, the man with the best surname in the world, Siphiwe Tshabalala, also joins the club for a paltry £800k. Finally, fans of the club will be pleased to hear that the new owners are looking to the future as well, bringing in Kurt Zouma and Carlos Fierro for £3.6m and £700k respectively.

Siphiwe Tshabalala, also joins the club for a paltry £800k. Finally, fans of the club will be pleased to hear that the new owners are looking to the future as well, bringing in Kurt Zouma and Carlos Fierro for £3.6m and £700k respectively.

Would like to announce we are willing to hear offers for any players.
We have made more enquiries and are looking to bolster our squad which means we may have some deadwood that needs to be exterminated...or sold!

Would like to announce we are willing to hear offers for any players.
We have made more enquiries and are looking to bolster our squad which means we may have some deadwood that needs to be exterminated...or sold!

Club Atlético River Plate Announce New Manager
After assuming control of River, Eighteen Rabbit today has announced that he is replacing current manager Matias Almeyda with experienced ex-Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard. When asked for comment Rabbit said, "Rijkaard plays the kind of soccer that River needs to be playing." We're not really sure what he means by that but he screamed and ran away after answering the one question. I guess he's still a bit media shy.

Big news for Aston Villa as the side sign up Niko Krancjar from Tottenham Hotspur for a reported 4.9mil in an attempt to strengthen the midfield. In other news, Chelsea wonder kid Lucas Piazon has been brought in on loan for the season, with a quote from the chairman stating, 'He needs to watch some proper football, and I believe here at Aston Villa in San Marino he will get this, none of that Fernando Torres s**t'.

Newcastle United can today confirm the arrival of four new players with three leaving the club.

First through the door is 25 year old defender Rolando who has joined from Porto

Also coming on a permanent deal is 22 year old forward from Hoffenheim Sven Schipplock.

Two loan signings from the English Premier League complete the arrival list with Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and Sunderland midfielder Craig Gardner joining until the end of the season

Hopefully these signings will appease the fans as two big names have once again been sold. After the previous chairman seemed to sell top player after top player (Carroll, Barton and Nolan to name just three) the news that Demba Ba and Fabricio Coloccini have joined HSV for a joint fee of £20m will strike similar fear into the hearts of the loyal followers.

The third and final player moving on is more low key. Youngster Adam Campbell has joined Leeds United for a fee of £2m.

New chairman Spike Cashley has promised that there is still time and money for Newcastle to add players to the squad before Wednesday nights deadline day.

PSV are happy to announce their first signing of the season as Marco-Andrew der Stegen the 19 year old goalkeeper from Gladbach. The club see this as a great signing for the future and good competition for Isaksson.

Newcastle United can today confirm the arrival of four new players with three leaving the club.

First through the door is 25 year old defender Rolando who has joined from Porto

Also coming on a permanent deal is 22 year old forward from Hoffenheim Sven Schipplock.

Two loan signings from the English Premier League complete the arrival list with Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and Sunderland midfielder Craig Gardner joining until the end of the season

Hopefully these signings will appease the fans as two big names have once again been sold. After the previous chairman seemed to sell top player after top player (Carroll, Barton and Nolan to name just three) the news that Demba Ba and Fabricio Coloccini have joined HSV for a joint fee of £20m will strike similar fear into the hearts of the loyal followers.

The third and final player moving on is more low key. Youngster Adam Campbell has joined Leeds United for a fee of £2m.

New chairman Spike Cashley has promised that there is still time and money for Newcastle to add players to the squad before Wednesday nights deadline day.

Seriously Sell Ba And Captain Colo and bring in a Mackem *Pitch Forks at the ready* Chants *Burn Him Burn Him*

Found a problem in the game. The league is only rated half a star. Which means any league wins will probably not do much for the rep of the club, as the league is seen as a crap one.

I don't know if you can change this, or if it would take too long. But i think it could be a negative factor in the long run. I didnt check the cup, and am now off to bed but im not sure what the rep is for that.

Found a problem in the game. The league is only rated half a star. Which means any league wins will probably not do much for the rep of the club, as the league is seen as a crap one.

I don't know if you can change this, or if it would take too long. But i think it could be a negative factor in the long run. I didnt check the cup, and am now off to bed but im not sure what the rep is for that.

Quite a few teams are in european competition so succeeding in them should get the league rep up fairly quick... I would think

Manager Walter Mazzari hosted his first press conference today, and had some surprises in store for the footballing world, announcing not one, not two, but five different signings for the team. The club have dipped their toes into the loan market, bringing in Brazilian winger Nene from PSG, as well as Turkish enforcer Mehmet Topal. As if that wasn't enough, the man with the best surname in the world, Siphiwe Tshabalala, also joins the club for a paltry £800k. Finally, fans of the club will be pleased to hear that the new owners are looking to the future as well, bringing in Kurt Zouma and Carlos Fierro for £3.6m and £700k respectively.[/QUOTE]

TM also confirmed my transfer for Carlos Fierro. Also you have his price wrong. He's valued at 700k so you should have paid 1.4 million or the 1.26 million compensation. I think we should ask TM to check whose PM was sent first and that person should get him

Quite a few teams are in european competition so succeeding in them should get the league rep up fairly quick... I would think

I think the league rep is slightly wrong, only 1 champions league slot for 1st and then 2 Euro Cup spots for 2cnd and the cup winner (I think, I can't get on at the moment so don't quote me on it!)

Though with the quality of our teams I think we will rise through the seedings quickly.

Maybe it is also good to have few European slots to start with, it means that the same 4 teams can't just keep getting into Europe.

Originally Posted by ri916

Napoli bolster squad and look to the future

TM also confirmed my transfer for Carlos Fierro. Also you have his price wrong. He's valued at 700k so you should have paid 1.4 million or the 1.26 million compensation. I think we should ask TM to check whose PM was sent first and that person should get him

ri916 you confused the hell out of me here! I thought you were both Napoli and Leeds

TM also confirmed my transfer for Carlos Fierro. Also you have his price wrong. He's valued at 700k so you should have paid 1.4 million or the 1.26 million compensation. I think we should ask TM to check whose PM was sent first and that person should get him

Sorry, that's a typo on my part - meant 1.4m but I'll happily pay the compensation instead... if I sent the PM first of course

All PM's should have been answered now and i've sorted out a way of organising the PM's so that I can delete them once they are answered This should basically mean things will move faster and smoother.

I would also like to apologise in advance for anymore mistakes I make with confirming players who others have already had confirmed. I will try my best not to do this, but I can't remember everything i've done

Club Atlético River Plate Bolster Their Squad
Seeing an area of his club to be improved River manager Frank Rijkaard announced today that they will be signing two new players. First of all, from Independiente, Osmar Ferreyra will be returning to River for a fee of 425,000 with a wage of £3,850/wk. When asked for comment Rijkaard said, "We're glad to be able to welcome Osmar back home. He'll really bolster the midfield and has some fantastic set piece skills that will help us turn around River."

Additionally River have picked up Talal El Karkouri on a free transfer to help bolster their defensive line. Rijkaard had this to say, "We need the experience on the back line and Talal was pleased to be able to lend us his skills. He's not a spry as he used to be but he still has great technical skill and will help us out immensely. I was surprised that he was available, it was too good to pass up."

The club announced today at the new SM stadium the signing of Brazilian sensation Willian for a fee of £9million. He will be on a wage of £21.2k p/w and is set to feature heavily throughout the season.

They would also like to post up a Transfer List: Wesley Verhoek
Nacer Chadli
Denny Landzaat

And they will listen to good offers for players like: Luuk De Jong, Wout Brama and Leroy Fer.

Found a problem in the game. The league is only rated half a star. Which means any league wins will probably not do much for the rep of the club, as the league is seen as a crap one.

I don't know if you can change this, or if it would take too long. But i think it could be a negative factor in the long run. I didnt check the cup, and am now off to bed but im not sure what the rep is for that.

This is all part of the fun The challenge isn't just to compete against each other, but also to show the world that San Marino football is on the rise! It may hinder you at first, but once we've got the league higher up it wont be a problem.

This is all part of the fun The challenge isn't just to compete against each other, but also to show the world that San Marino football is on the rise! It may hinder you at first, but once we've got the league higher up it wont be a problem.

The club announced today at the new SM stadium the signing of Brazilian sensation Willian for a fee of £9million. He will be on a wage of £21.2k p/w and is set to feature heavily throughout the season.

They would also like to post up a Transfer List: Wesley Verhoek
Nacer Chadli
Denny Landzaat

And they will listen to good offers for players like: Luuk De Jong, Wout Brama and Leroy Fer.

It has to be said that this has to be one of the best signings that has been made, in terms of value. £9mil and only 21.2k wages is brilliant for a player of his quality!

All PM's and Thread Confirmations have been completed! It took a while but i've finally finished Now just waiting for the next load of messages haha! I think I will take a short break to find myself a new manager and possibly a second signing.

Today Rangers Football Club have announced that a bid has been accepted from Russian oligarch Radoslav Iranov (picture below). Mr Iranov is said to be 'oil rich' but is yet to make a statement confirming the takeover from his side. The club have said that the Oligarch is rather media shy, possibly down to a shady past, and we (the public) should not expect to hear much from him. However, they did make it clear that the new chairman would be extremely involved in the selling/signing of players. There will be a statement in the near future detailing both the wage and transfer budget given by the new owners.

Above: Radoslav Iramov leaving Ibrox earlier today

Another statement was also released by the club today expressing the joy of having moved into the newly founded 'Super League'. The manager Ally Mcoist has been quoted as saying that it was a 'huge relief' and that the SPL was 'holding the club back'. The players were also very positive about the mood and are increasingly excited about facing a much more challenging league. The club has also recognised that Celtic have also joined the league and are suprisingly pleased stating that as they rise back into the fame of former glory Celtic would have front row seats! Fighting talk.

Chariman Evangelos Marinakis of Olympiakos FC has shocked the world by announcing he will be stepping down as president and selling his controlling share to a relatively unknown billionaire shipping tycoon by the name of Babaginoosh. When asked why Mr. Marinakis decided to step down and leave a successful and profitable team such as Olympiakos by the Greek media he responded with "I've got places to go, things to see, and people to do". Rumors in the tabloids is he is relinquishing his assets to hide his wealth in preparation of a potential messy divorce with Mrs. Marinakis. Other rumors were that Mrs. Marinakis asked for the divorce after catching him in bed with a mutual family friend, Nikos Papastefanos

Babaginoosh has made no comments about his surprise purchase of Olympiakos but has released a public statement to his fans and to his new team:
"The continued greatness of the club will depend on the continued development of its youth intakes and the staff that will support them. I promise you that this team will always have my full support, regarding time, energy, and finances. We must stay the course and continue to succeed in the present and build for the future".

Transfer budget = 2 mil pounds
Wages = 500k pounds

Transfers
Wasting no time to bolster an already impressive squad, Babaginoosh has purchased two young talents to help the left side of the pitch:
Christian Bruls - AA Gents - AM(LCR)/M(LCR) - 687k pounds
Vladimir Koman - AS Monaco - AM(LCR)/M(LCR) - 575k pounds

Babaginoosh says he is currently unhappy with the quality of the goalkeeping on the team and will be looking to add one before the transfer window closes